John Doolan

Infobox Football biography
playername = John Doolan


fullname = John Doolan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|5|7|df=y
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
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position = Central Midfielder
currentclub = Southport
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years = 1992–1994 1994–1998 1998–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–
clubs = Everton Mansfield Town Barnet Doncaster Rovers Blackpool Rochdale Southport
caps(goals) = 000 0(0) 131 (10) 182 (12) 084 0(2) 019 0(0) 083 0(3)
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John Doolan (born 7 May 1974 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, currently playing for Southport, as well as fulfilling the assistant manager's role. He is a midfielder.

Club career

Doolan began his career as a trainee with Everton in 1992.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = John Doolan | work =Soccerbase | publisher =Racing Post | date = | url =http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2128 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-02-29] He was released by Everton and joined Football League Third Division side Mansfield Town on a free transfer in September 1994. He made 151 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield in four seasons, scoring 14 goals, before joining Barnet, also in the Football League Third Division, for a fee of £60,000 in January 1998. He made 199 appearances in all competitions for Barnet, scoring 13 goals, in five seasons during which Barnet were relegated to the Football Conference in May 2001. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Barnet suffer relegation heartache | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2001-05-05 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/1310555.stm | accessdate =2008-02-29 ]

Doolan joined Football Conference side Doncaster Rovers for a nominal fee in March 2003. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Doolan close to Rovers move | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2003-03-19 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/2865541.stm | accessdate =2008-02-29 ] [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Telford miss out on Doolan| work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2003-03-27 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/telford/2892639.stm| accessdate =2008-02-29 ] He made eight appearances in the remainder of the 2002–03 season as Doncaster went on to win the Conference play-off final and promotion to the Football League Third Division in May 2003. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Doncaster seal League return | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2003-05-10 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/3014141.stm | accessdate =2008-02-29 ] He became a regular in the first team in the 2003–04 season, making 41 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals, as Doncaster won promotion for the second successive year as Football League Third Division champions. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Doncaster 1-0 Carlisle| work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2004-05-08 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/3655275.stm| accessdate =2008-02-29 ] He signed a new contract in December 2003, keeping him at Doncaster until 2005. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Doolan commits to Doncaster| work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2003-12-01 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/3252738.stm | accessdate =2008-02-29 ] He made 41 appearances, scoring three goals, in all competitions in the 2004-05 season as Doncaster finished in mid-table in Football League Two.

Doolan joined Football League One club, Blackpool, on a one-year contract, when his contract with Doncaster expired in June 2005. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Penney seeks Doolan replacement | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2006-06-11 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/4083488.stm | accessdate =2008-02-29 ] He made 24 appearances for Blackpool in all competitions in the 2005–06 season, but was allowed to leave in January 2006 to join Football League Two side, Rochdale, on loan before signing a permanent contract with them ten days later. [cite news| title = Blackpool boss signs midfield duo| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/4631046.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2006-01-20| accessdate = 2008-02-28] [cite news| title = Rochdale sign Kidderminster pair | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/4668010.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2006-01-31| accessdate = 2008-02-29] He made 18 appearances in the remainder of the 2005–06 season as Rochdale finished in mid-table. He made 44 league and cup appearances in the 2006–07 season. In the 2007–08 season he made 28 appearances as Rochdale made the play-offs, including coming on an extra-time substitute in their 2–1 play-off semi-final victory over Darlington.

In May 2008 he left Rochdale to take up a player-coach role at Conference North side Southport. [cite news| title = Veteran Doolan departs Rochdale | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/7425576.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2008-05-29| accessdate = 2008-05-29]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=2128|name=John Doolan
* [http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11765_36241,00.html SkySports profile]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/players/2115/ Sports Illustrated Profile]

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NAME = John Doolan
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 7 May 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH = Liverpool, England
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